Jack is the current CEO of UK Athletics. He has been in post for almost three years. 10 medals were won by British athletes in the Paris Olympics – the best result since 1984. This was backed up by strong performances in the Paralympics. UKA are looking forward to the Los Angeles Olympic cycle where Athletic Ventures (a joint venture between UKA, London marathon and the Great Run Company) will play a key role in delivering the events for our athletes to shine. This year’s Diamond League in the London Olympic stadium has sold out in record time and is now the biggest one-day athletics meeting in the world. Jack is leading the turn around of athletics in the UK
Prior to UKA Jack was CEO at British Swimming where he oversaw a hugely successful Team GB performance at the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2021. The Olympic team claimed a best-ever haul of eight medals with 4 golds including Adam Peaty and Tom Daley. The Paralympic team was the most successful sport competing for ParalympicsGB with 26 medals won at the Aquatics centre. Jack was the CEO of British Triathlon before British Swimming. During his time there, British Triathlon led the world with record results at the 2016 Rio Olympics and Paralympics featuring the Brownlee brothers.
Jack is a former European 5000m champion and two time Olympian. His championship record from the European 5000m in Stuttgart has now nearly 40 years. After retiring from running, Jack worked for adidas in the UK, Germany and the USA. Over a 10 year period in marketing, his roles included Head of International Business Units and Marketing Director for adidas USA. After a spectacularly unsuccessful venture as an apple orchard owner in New Zealand, Jack returned to the UK where prior to British Triathlon and British Swimming CEO roles, he worked as a Strategic Lead for Sport England. Jack has also spent 8 years as a NED for a NHS Foundation Trust hospital and as a Trustee of the National Forest. He has a lifelong commitment to sport from grassroots to the elite.
